Office Assistant

Job Description

Benefits:

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Training & development

Primrose School of Kingwood at Oakhurst located at 19514 Northpark Drive, Kingwood Texas, 77339 is seeking an Office Support Assistant for our private preschool. This position will ensure adherence to our mission of bringing the best and most trusted in early childhood education and child care services to families we serve.

MUST HAVE A degree in Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, or related field, and/or at least two years work experience in a licensed child care facility, kindergarten or early childhood program

We are seeking an individual who is energetic, organized, a problem solver, and possesses great communication skills. This individual needs to be passionate about early childhood education and dedicated to the success of our next generation. They will need to promote the Primrose School of Kingwood at Oakhurst in the community to build awareness, enrollment, and achieve planned profitability.

The Office Support Assistant helps with the day-to-day and overall operations of the facility, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines while supporting our mission to enhance learning and development for each child. With guidance from the Director, he or she ensures the staff provides the best possible learning and care experience for the children in our programs, oversees the curriculum, and markets the facility and our programs.

***Depending on staffing ratios, the Office Assistant will need to function in any capacity within the facility, including filling in as a classroom teacher often and or performing administrative duties. He or she must have a good understanding of childcare management and early education.

Primrose School of Kingwood at Oakhurst is an accredited private preschool that provides a premier educational child care experience. We offer year-round programs for children from infant through elementary-aged school age.

Primary Responsibilities:

Provide superior customer service to all external and internal customers

Observes all rules and regulations at Primrose School of Kingwood at Oakhurst and the local, state or national regulatory agencies pertaining to the health, safety and care of children

Assists the Leadership team with the necessary management responsibilities to ensure maximum enrollment and effective cost control to produce profit

Knowledge of and adheres to employment laws and compliance issues related to those laws.

Assists in keeping school physically well kept, attractive, and safe

Provides verbal recognition and acceptance to children while providing clear and consistent expectations for the children's behavior

Ability to perform all of the essential functions for each position in the School, including, but not limited to, certain leadership team positions, teacher, food service teacher, and bus driver.

Attends all required staff meetings, workshops and/or school functions

Maintains overall professional personal appearance adhering to the guidelines offered in the Primrose School of Kingwood at Oakhurst Employee Handbook

Assists in other capacities that Director, or designee, determines is necessaryDesired skills and experience:

Must meet requirements of local child care regulatory agency and Primrose School of Kingwood at Oakhurst

A degree in Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, or related field, and/or at least two years work experience in a licensed child care facility, kindergarten or early childhood program preferred

Experience in management, business, and/or public relations preferred

Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs. in connection with the handling of children for the facilitation of programs, child safety, and potential emergency situationsEach Primrose school is a privately owned and operated franchise. The following locations are happily owned and operated by John and Andrea Schoel: Primrose School at Fall Creek, Primrose School of Kingwood, and Primrose School of Kingwood at Oakhurst.

All Staff working at these Primrose locations will enjoy the following benefits:

Competitive salaries based on experience

Discounted tuition for staff children

Full-time hours every week

Lower teacher to student ratios, must classes have three full-time teachers

Dynamic Leadership team that is supportive to staff

Positive, professional and mature co-workers

On-site continuing education and professional development

Opportunities for growth and advancement

Health insurance available after 90-day probationary period

Eleven paid holidays per year after 90-day probationary period

Paid time off/ Vacation time begins accruing after one year of service

Anniversary bonus of $100/year per every year of service

Weekends off (except Spring Carnival)